Messaging Apps
End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and file sharing without mining your conversations for ads.
Messaging apps are central to our personal and professional communications. European messaging services prioritize user privacy and data security, offering strong encryption and minimal data collection.
European messaging solutions often provide end-to-end encryption by default, avoid using your chat data for advertising purposes, and give you greater control over your personal information. Many also support multiple platforms and offer features like group chats, voice/video calls, and file sharing.
Signal
Send messages, make calls, and share files knowing nobody can listen in. Not even Signal.

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Alternatives

Threema
Message privately without sharing your phone number. Swiss-built, open source, and designed to collect as little data as possible.

Session
Send messages without sharing your phone number, email, or IP address. Session routes everything through a decentralized onion network.

Element
Chat securely on your terms with encrypted messaging you can self-host or run in the cloud.
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